ANDATACO and ATL Products announce the world's first tape library with an embedded drive array; introducing RAPID-Tape DLT library arrays.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 1995--ANDATACO Corp. and ATL (Active Template Library) A set of software routines from Microsoft that provide the basic framework for creating ActiveX and COM objects. Stemming from the standard template library (STL) that comes with C++ compilers, ATL includes an object wizard that sets up Products Inc., an Odetics company (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ODETA,ODETB), have jointly developed the world's first tape library with an embedded drive array for the UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). client/server enterprise. Appropriately named RAPID-Tape Library Array, this high- performance DLT (Digital Linear Tape) A magnetic tape technology originally developed by Digital for its VAX line. The technology was later sold to Quantum, which makes it available to other manufacturers. DLT uses half-inch, single-hub cartridges similar to IBM's 3480/3490/3590 line. tape library features the ACL See access control list. 1. ACL - Access Control List. 2. ACL - Association for Computational Linguistics. 3. ACL - A Coroutine Language. A Pascal-based implementation of coroutines. ["Coroutines", C.D. 6/176 automated tape library with DLT tape drives managed by an intelligent ANDATACO RAPID-Tape array controller. RAPID-Tape Library Array performs a multitude of functions never before available in a DLT tape library. It is perfectly suited to applications with large disk farms, such as data warehouses, which have overwhelming backup requirements and where current backup technology is not sufficient. ``In the past, libraries were strictly designed for capacity, not performance or high data accessibility,'' stated Frank Berry, director of marketing for ANDATACO. ``A high-performance library array built for fault tolerance See fault tolerant. (architecture) fault tolerance - 1. The ability of a system or component to continue normal operation despite the presence of hardware or software faults. This often involves some degree of redundancy. 2. and high-capacity tape backup is revolutionary,'' he added. ``The RAPID-Tape Library Array is the only DLT library with this advanced functionality in the world,'' said Michael Peterson, president of Strategic Research Corp., the leading market-research firm focusing on the storage market. ``With library automation, tape arrays are a very good solution for very high-performance and high-capacity backup applications like large databases. This is data center class technology,'' he stated. The library features 176 cartridges and six DLT tape devices providing up to 3.52 terabytes of data storage. Because of ANDATACO's advanced Redundant Array of Parallel Independent Devices (RAPID) technology, the RAPID-Tape Library Array performs at speeds in excess of four times that of a single DLT tape device. Features include: -- Random access to entire 176-cartridge library; -- Striping Interleaving or multiplexing data to increase speed. See disk striping. striping - data striping with parity utilizing RAID Level 3; -- Data mirroring for multiple copies; -- Crippled channel operation for continued operations should a tape or tape drive fail during recording or retrieval operations; -- Pass-thru mode for access to each tape device independently or simultaneously. The RAPID-Tape Library Array was designed for unsurpassed reliability. Utilizing an advanced data-integrity feature that couples a custom 64-bit CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Checking) An error checking technique used to ensure the accuracy of transmitting digital data. The transmitted messages are divided into predetermined lengths which, used as dividends, are divided by a fixed divisor. with Reed Solomon ECC (1) (Error-Correcting Code) A type of memory that corrects errors on the fly. See ECC memory. (2) (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) A public key cryptography method that provides fast decryption and digital signature processing. , DLT drives produce less than 1 in 1030 bits of undetected errors and unrecovered errors of less than 1 in 1017 bits. The drive mechanisms carry an MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) The average time a component works without failure. It is the number of failures divided by the hours under observation. MTBF - Mean Time Between Failures rating of 80,000 hours and a head-life specification of 10,000 hours. Tape composition and rugged cartridge design, along with the drives' gentle tape handling, result in unsurpassed media durability. DLT technology has been proven worldwide. ``ANDATACO and ATL Products are both renowned for their innovative technology solutions,'' said Kevin Daly, ATL president. ``The RAPID-Tape Library Array represents the merger of these innovative cultures in a high-performance-oriented tape library that is uniquely suited to meet the full range of high-end UNIX storage applications,'' commented Daly. RAPID-Tape Library Arrays are compatible with popular UNIX backup and Hierarchical Storage Management See HSM. (HSM (1) (Hierarchical Storage Management) The automatic movement of files from hard disk to slower, less-expensive storage media. The typical hierarchy is from magnetic disk to optical disc to tape. ) software applications such as Legato and OpenVision. First product shipments are scheduled for first-quarter 1996. About ATL Products ATL Products, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Odetics, is the leading worldwide drive-independent supplier of automated tape- library systems for the network server, midrange and mainframe computer markets. ATL automated libraries have earned an unsurpassed field-proven reputation for maximum reliability. Building on the breakthrough robotic media-handling technology developed by Odetics for broadcast video applications, ATL has optimized the mechanism for data-storage applications. The company has created the most durable and flexible automated tape libraries on the market, with a certified rating of more than 1 million cartridge swaps between failure. ATL provides sales, service and support from its headquarters in Anaheim, Calif., as well as international facilities in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Additionally, worldwide field service is available through Digital Equipment Corp. About ANDATACO ANDATACO, with headquarters in San Diego, designs, manufactures, markets and services integrated storage, systems and network- management solutions for the UNIX client/server enterprise. The company delivers responsive service and support from 12 sales and service offices across the United States, through worldwide business affiliates in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Canada and Australia, and through the World Wide Web (http://www.andataco.com). ANDATACO Corporate Headquarters can be reached at 619/453-9191 or 800/334-9191; fax 619/453-9294; e-mail inquire@andataco.com. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: RAPID-Tape is a trademark of ANDATACO. ANDATACO is a registered trademark of ANDATACO Corp. All other products are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: ANDATACO Corp., San Diego Emily Ospenson, 619/453-9696, ext. 1101 emily@andataco.com or ATL Products Inc., Anaheim Chet Baffa, 714/774-6900 |
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